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Workers Celebrate War Production at McCormick Works

Date: 05 25 1944
Description: Group of McCormick Works employees holding up Army-Navy "E" banner with torpedo in foreground. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and...
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IH Industrial Power Division

Date: 10 06 1946
Description: Branch managers tour Melrose Park Works.
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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
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Union Pacific Railroad Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars.
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Tractorette School

Date: 1942
Description: Women assembled for a Tractorette School at Nodaway Co. Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership. Instructor and dealer John Schneider is condu...
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Osborne Works

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Description: Female employees assembled in the cafeteria at International Harvester's Osborne Works. The factory was located at 5 Pulaski Street and was owned by the D....
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Women's Lunch Room at IHC Osborne Works Twine Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of female workers gathered in the women's lunch room at the International Harvester's Osborne Works twine mill. The factory was owne...
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Harvesting Grain

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards farm workers posing while harvesting grain. Two McCormick grain binders are being drawn by mules in the distance.
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Farmers in Field with Mower and Hay Rake

Date: 1900
Description: Group of farmers posing in a field with a McCormick horse-drawn mower and hay rake. The scene appears to be in France.
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Employees at Office Christmas Party

Date: 12 1928
Description: International Harvester employees standing around a Christmas tree and Santa Claus during an office party. Many of the workers are wearing party hats and s...
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International Truck Executives

Date: 1960
Description: Six International truck executives posed with model trucks on large globe at International Harvester's Fort Wayne Works.
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International Truck Dealers Pose with Truck Driver

Date: 1976
Description: View of two International truck dealers posing with truck driver and International Transtar II in front of dealership. Truck was owned by Carstensen Freigh...
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Men Standing Posing on Flooded Rail Line

Date: 1919
Description: Men standing on the exposed portion of a flooded railroad track as a swiftly moving torrent of water is rushing past. Benham was a "company town" created b...
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100,000th Farmall Tractor

Date: 04 12 1930
Description: Cyrus McCormick III riding the 100,000th Farmall tractor off the Farmall Works assembly line. The tractor was painted silver to mark the occasion. At the f...
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International Motor Truck Mechanics

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Mechanics lined up in front of an International truck outside the exit of an International motor truck dealership service department.
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International Harvester Workmen Posing at Service Garage

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: International Harvester workmen wearing coveralls are posing in front of an International Harvester motor truck outside a service garage at a dealership.
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Employees of the Lubertzy Works

Date: 1913
Description: Group of men and young boys posing in the grey iron foundry of International Harvester's Lubertzy Works (factory) in Russia. Pieces of agricultural machine...
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Executives Examine New International Freezer

Date: 1947
Description: Three executives pose in front of the new International Harvester freezer at International Harvester's Evansville Works. The Evansville Works also produced...
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Women Workers

Date: 1920
Description: Studio portrait of three female International Harvester factory workers posing for the camera. The women may have worked at one of the company's twine mill...
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Harvest in Ireland

Date: 1903
Description: A woman, child, dog, and group of men are gathered around a harvester in a field. The caption reads: "Harvester History. Harvest of 1903. Jones Lever Bin...

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